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What is KIDS2EXCELLENCE™?
KIDS2EXCELLENCE™ is a
cross-curricular enrichment program designed for R-9 instruction. The program
has a focus on Science and comprises 20 subject areas. In each of the
subject disciplines, students develop breadth and depth in a range of
learning and thinking styles. They access the perceptual, cognitive and
imaginative domains in unique and challenging ways. These attributes
enable students to explore and construct meaning. The program challenges
them to convey ideas and feelings using appropriate forms, symbol systems
and processes.
KIDS2EXCELLENCE™ multiple
learning areas, provide students with opportunities to identify, evaluate
and extend their academic, personal and social abilities.
KIDS2EXCELLENCE™ also makes a
very valuable contribution to the development of essential abilities for
intellectual, emotional and creative development, whilst also building
life long learning skills.
The KIDS2EXCELLENCE™ components include:
For teachers:
- Teacher's manual and
User's guide
- 70 interactive CD-ROMs.
Each CD-ROM contains:
- Multimedia educational software
- Support materials
- Module objectives
- Educational-didactical directory
- Module guide
- Module test
For students:
- Classroom activities:
songs, games, poems, tales, open and guided conversation, role-play
and group activities.
- Activity pages
- Workbooks
For parents:
- Parent's summary
- Progress report
The KIDS2EXCELLENCE™ curriculum:
a) R-9 theme based curriculum comprises 20 themes:
1.
Science and Society
2.
The Earth and Beyond
3.
Energy and change
4.
Life and living
5.
Natural and Processed materials
6.
Number concepts (including Economics)
7.
Patterns, Space and Algebra
8.
Measurement
9.
Working Mathematically
10. Understanding
Cultural and Social situations
11. Language systems
12. The dynamic and
innovative nature of Technology
13. Active
Investigators!
14. Production
15. Improving the
health of individuals and communities
16. Improving personal
development and physical activity
17. Media, Visual
Arts and Drama
18. Studies of our
Environment
19. Changes in time
20. Powerful people
b) Lesson components and instructional design:
Engage - Introduction
of curriculum contents, focus and thought initiation.
Explore - In-depth study
of themes, hands - on
minds - on activities, research, and assignments.
Explain - Individual and
group presentations of the theme contents, in oral and written forms.
Elaboration - Knowledge
enrichment. Use acquired knowledge in the development of individual and
group projects.
Assess - Continuous
evaluation of knowledge and ability.
c) Multiple development areas:
- Language abilities
- Mathematical abilities
- Life Skills
- Self- management skills
- Social skills
- Citizenship skills
- Futures perspective
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